Entries by Nina Maurovič

“It is becoming more and more difficult for adults to understand young people and young people feel it.”

Today, MEP Irena Joveva (Renew Europe/LMŠ) hosted a virtual round table on “Mental Health – Issues and Challenges Facing Adolescents”. In an interesting discussion on this pressing issue of contemporary society Joveva was joined by Maria Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, MEP and Co-Chair of the European Parliaments’ Coalition for Mental Health and Wellbeing and member of […]

IG Live with President of the LMŠ Party: “When it comes to corruption, we are uncompromising”

Foto: Neboje Tejić/STA On Wednesday, 2 February 2022, MEP Irena Joveva hosted the President of the LMŠ party, Marjan Šarec, in a “live” conversation on her Instagram profile @ijoveva. In a relaxed atmosphere, they gave their unfiltered and uncensored replies to the questions posed by followers. They started by answering a question about the things […]

“We expect the new President to muster the will credibly and firmly to represent the positions of the European Parliament”

Joint reaction by MEPs Irena Joveva and Klemen Grošelj to the election of the new President of the European Parliament: “The election of the new President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, is a result of the political agreement reached by the three largest pro-European political groups on cooperation for the remainder of the current […]

Up YU Go! Odjuga.

Up YU Go! Odjuga. Everyone who knows me also knows I love wordplay. So as soon as I saw its title in both English and Slovene, I knew that this exhibition would be something world-class. When the (unfortunately) now former director of the National Museum of Contemporary History, Kaja Širok, asked me whether I wished […]

What does a green and digital future bring for young people?

On Monday, 6 December 2021, MEP Irena Joveva participated in an online debate “What does a green and digital future bring for young people?” organised by the Zavod PIP institute and the Europe Direct Podravje information point. During the debate, the speakers focused on the climate change situation in Slovenia, the impact of the pandemic […]

Illiberal far-right populism is currently the biggest threat in the EU and in the Western Balkans

On Sunday, 5 December 2021, MEP Irena Joveva spoke at the Regional Liberal Conference organised in Skopje by the Macedonian Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the ALDE Party under the title “A Renewed Narrative for Accelerated EU Integration”. Joveva has been critical of both the European Union and certain Member States, emphasising in particular the […]

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“Either there is subordination or destruction”

Today, on 24 November 2021, MEPs discussed fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the complications around the appointment of European Delegated Prosecutors.   “If you criticise, attacks will follow. Either there is subordination or destruction. Either you support this government or you must leave. Either you belong to them or — basically —be careful.” […]